Dietician Richa Mittal in Jaipur India produced a World Food Safety Day video in which she gives advice on “safe food handling, consumption and storage”. Watch the video here        

The National Codex Committee of Kazakhstan has produced a World Food Safety Day 2023 video, in which high-level officials speak about the importance of food safety. The Vice Minister of Health and Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Kazakhstan, Yesmagambetova Aizhan, talks about the diseases caused by unsafe food, as well as the responsibility of each player in the food chain to ensure food safety. Deputy Chair of the Committee for Veterinary Control and Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture, Baizhanov Kayirzhan, explains [...]

In a celebration of World Food Safety Day, the State of Kuwait has taken a step to promote the significance of food standards. Under the slogan "Food Standards Save Lives", the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition in Kuwait has published videos aimed at raising awareness among the public regarding the importance of food standards. Watch the video  

To celebrate World Food Safety Day this year, the students in Food and Nutritional Sciences, at Macau University of Science and Technology interviewed residents in Macao, professors and students on campus, prepared promotional materials such as brochures, canvas bags and posters, and released videos on the festival day. They spread a message that food safety plays a vital role for human health, and people have realized its importance under the COVID-19 pandemic. The students in Food and Nutritional Science, participated in this [...]

Professor Dr Parvez Haris from De Montfort University, Leicester, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, presented an online lecture for World Food Safety Day entitled “Can quinoa be a healthier and safer alternative to rice ?“. He discussed research led by his group to reduce arsenic exposure in the Bangladeshi population and at the same time increase their intake of beneficial nutrients that are low in their diet. High exposure to inorganic arsenic has been associated [...]

On 7 June, the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) in Kazakhstan welcomed guests to the 7th expert meeting of the Healthy and Safe Food Ecosystem Programme of the IOFS, devoted to the celebration of World Food Safety Day. The event was organized jointly with the Kazakh Agrotechnical University named after S.Seifulin. The meeting gathered experts from: Kazakakhstan, the Sultanate of Oman, Pakistan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Türkiye and Tajikistan. The IOFS calls for global participation in promoting [...]

The Philippine Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (DA-BAFS) will be supporting the celebration of the World Food Safety Day 2023 through a webinar. The webinar entitled, "From farm to plate, making food safe: A Webinar on Food Safety-related Standards" will be aired live via DA-BAFS' Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/da.bafs) on 8 June, 2023 at 13.30–16.30 hours local time (19.30–22.30 hours CEST). With this webinar, the organizers aim to promote food safety - Philippine National Standards (PNS), i.e. codes of [...]

On Wednesday, 7 June 2023, the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation and the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in the Russian Federation jointly with the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Federal Research Centre of Nutrition and Biotechnology" will hold a press conference at the TASS press centre from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Moscow time, as well as a scientific symposium from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Moscow time at the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Federal Research Centre [...]

O Guia para o Dia Mundial da Segurança dos Alimentos 2023 está aqui! The World Food Safety Day guide in Portuguese is out now and available for download. This means that the millions of Portuguese-speaking people across Africa, Asia, and Latin America have direct access to information about how to participate in the UN Day that is marked on 7 June, making it easier for food safety advocates to raise awareness and inspire action. The theme this year for World Food [...]

The National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB), organized a virtual event to celebrate World Food Safety Day on 7 June 2023. The celebration featured an array of “informative presentations, interactive sessions, and engaging activities”, all designed to address various aspects of food safety. Distinguished experts in the field were present to share their insights and experiences, providing valuable knowledge on current food safety trends, emerging challenges, and best practices. NABCB is dedicated to promoting food safety standards and practices in [...]